Bending 22 Gauge Spring Steel Sheet

Gauges are neither standard nor metric and the values are independent of those measurement systems.

Bending 22 gauge spring steel sheet.

As an example if you want to bend 24 gauge sheet metal at a 90 angle the calculation would be. 0 017453 x 90 x 0 020 0 33 x 0 024 0 0438558984 inch bend allowance keep in mind that some metals are more brittle than others. I tried annealing the ends with an oxy acetylene torch. These sheets have a softened temper which is also known as annealed so they can be easily formed into shape and then heat treated for.

Category thickness minimum bend bend radius. I ve tried bending it as is it just snapped. The gauge number 18. 22 gauge 0 030 0 76 mm.

For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. One bend out of four worked there. 22 gauge 0 030 0 76 mm 0 5 12 7mm.

It will rust in a jiffy though so some care must be given when wetting the wooden side of a guitar while bending. The steel is 1095 spring steel it s 032 thick by 200 wide. I also tried annealing with a band blade welder which really didn t work it just made the steel terribly brittle and weak.